Hoover U5269-900 EmPower Bagless Upright Vacuum

by Hoover

Product Features

• Bagless upright vacuum with 15-inch cleaning path from Hoover; hush mode available for quiet cleaning
• Teflon-coated HEPA filtration cartridge removes air impurities and allergens; debris collects in removable double-chamber dust cup
• 12-amp motor features push-button power surge for heavy-duty dirt extraction; 5 height settings available for various carpets and floors
• Onboard accessories include hand-held power tool for pet hair and vertical cleaning; with a 31-foot power cord and fold-down handle
• Vacuum weighs 21 pounds upon shipping; 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 20.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0007ZJF2M
• Item model number: U5269-900
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,637 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

With a custom power boost function for serious matting and soiling, Hoover offers their EmPower bagless vacuum for household cleaning needs. The upright 12-amp vacuum offers two power settings and five height levels to accommodate a wide variety of floor and carpet types, while eradicating both deeply embedded debris and light layers of dust. With a long-lasting HEPA cartridge filter, the vacuum also improves an environment's air quality, stripping away dust mites, ragweed, and most grass pollen. In removing and containing these allergens, the newly vacuumed room provides relief for sufferers of seasonal allergies like hay fever and helps minimize the discomfort for individuals with cat or dog allergies.

To ensure a clean carpet, the 15-inch wide vacuum head features a helpful headlight to illuminate soiled patches. The agitation from the vacuum's brush roll uproots dirt from even the plushest carpet, with the option of the push button power boost for heavy-duty cleaning. To accommodate households with sleeping babies, children at study, or other volume sensitive inhabitants, the EmPower model is endowed with a Hush mode, operating on lower power for quieter maintenance. Debris travels through a Teflon-coated HEPA cartridge filter into a sealed dual-chamber dust cup. The chambers are transparent to allow easy monitoring of the dust cup's fullness. The dust cup detaches from the vacuum body for easy emptying. Vacuum tools and accessories include a powered hand tool for pet hair and stair step cleaning, extension wand, upholstery nozzle, crevice wand, and an extra-reach hose. The vacuum handle folds down for compact storage. The power cord on this vacuum spans 31 feet in distance. For the best results, the HEPA filter should be replaced every three years and should never be washed. Hoover offers a one-year warranty for this item. The pre-assembled vacuum weighs 21 pounds upon shipping. --Jessica Reuling

Product Description

Hoover EmPower Bagless Upright that puts you in control. The EmPower is quiet when you want it to be and has extra power when you need it.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised, May 28, 2006

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cynicalgirl (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoover U5269-900 EmPower Bagless Upright Vacuum (Kitchen)

I was a bit worried when I first bought this, since the box didn't list any specifics about the power level of the cleaner. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. If you want a great vacuum but don't want to spend the equivalent of a car payment on a Dyson, buy the EmPower. It's pretty powerful, and the pet attachment does exactly what it's supposed to do. I was kind of freaked out with all the dirt, dust and pet hair that ended up in the cannister, but seeing all that plus a clean carpet gives you a pretty good feeling of satisfaction. The cord is extra loooong, which makes going from room to room easier, and the brushes on the bottom of the vacuum really work the nap of the carpet to make it look brand new when you're done. The rotating brushes also create a traction feature, like a lawnmower, that makes it glide across the carpet surface - since I'm so used to pushing crummy cleaners, it almost flew out of my hand the first time I used it. I agree about the "hush" mode feature, however - sounds like a regular vacuum to me. But since I didn't buy it for that feature (who looks for a quiet vacuum?), I don't care that it's really a non-feature.

I suspect Hoover is phasing this model out, since it's on sale practically everwhere I see it (I got mine at Home Depot), but as long as they continue to sell the filters, this is going to be my primary vac for a long time to come. It's a great buy at this price and higher.

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be Warned, January 11, 2007

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Josey Wales "jw" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoover U5269-900 EmPower Bagless Upright Vacuum (Kitchen)

Bought this to replace our old Windtunnel. This has a lot of power, a very powerful brush that actually pulls the unit along the floor, giving it the "self-propelled" feature mentioned in some of the reviews. However the short hose (also mentioned by lots of folks) it comes with is lame. I have brand new berber carpet. Very low pill. After getting this vac I noticed some stains in the carpet. Closer inspection ID'd them as burn marks. The tops of some of the carpet fibers were actually melted. I wasn't sure what these were from but suspected the vaccuum. Took it downstairs on some out-of-sight carpet and ran it. Changed the height, pushed down on it, grinding the brush until it stopped...no burns. Then I figured out if you are using the hose attachment the bottom brush still spins. When you stretch the hose to reach something the vaccuum tilts to one side. When this happens plastic on the rotating brush assembly on the far edges actually grinds into the carpet...and will actually friction burn the carpet. This will happen even with the vaccum set at it's highest setting....so be careful when using the hose attachement!

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really sucks! (in a good way), June 3, 2006

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Ann Y. Fisher "aunie" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This vac sucks up more cat hair than any vac I have ever used! I collected the equivalent of three cats when I did my whole house after I got this machine. I had to empty it three times in one day because it had collected so much hair. It did so much better a job than the old wind tunnel, that the carpets had returned to a color much closer to the original.

The attachments all come along with you although I am not crazy about the hose connection. You must disconnect one end of the hose to use the attachments. This works OK, but then when you're done, you have to reconnect it. This doesn't work as well as I would like. I have to admit that I have arthritis in my hands, so that may be the reason I have trouble.

Also the hose is not long enough to do stairs etc. You can buy a hose extender according to the book, but I found that the hose extender that came with the old wind tunnel works with this machine, so if you have one of those, you've already got one!

Despite the minor complaints, I am very happy with the job this machine does and would highly recommend it.